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Good afternoon all!!!! Check out Poet Charles Banks, Jr. on Wordpress.com now as he posts poems writing as his two alter egos, CURIOSITY and BLACK ANGEL!!!
ALSO, check him out on facebook.com "Charles Author Banks Jr."
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SAMPLE POEM:
HOMECOMING
I sure do love it here—my childhood home.
I love the comforting, dusty confines of my twenty-year-old asylum.
Everyone I know and love are accounted for tonight!
Uncle Repent sits at the kitchen table with his thermos cup of rum.
He thinks he has everyone fooled, but we all know better.
Grandpa Regret laughs at his sinful past.
He used to tell me stories when I was little about the crazy life he’d led on.
And now, in his older age, he might as well set up residence at the nearest confessional.
Meanwhile, my dad, Shame, stares out the kitchen window.
He is fixated on our next door neighbor, Mrs. Unsatisfied.
And a dishonorable glimpse at his band of commitment ensues.
My mother, Irretrievable, marvels in at her latest shopping exploits.
She always had a liking to covert attire and opaque shades.
My twin aunts, Disguise and Deception, rummage through my mom’s closet.
They always wore the sneakiest of smiles whenever they came around.
For the first time ever, all my siblings were gathered in the same room.
Modest, Destitute, and Seclusion, share a hot meal at the dining room table.
All my cousins were in attendance, too!
I heart Smart-Ass pull up in his new 7-Series BMW.
Despite my advice over the phone, he went ahead and bought a foreign vehicle.
I also heart about the latest exploits of Ticking-Time-Bomb.
He’d thrown a classroom chair at his 7th grade English teacher.
I guess he must have hated the Great Gatsby’s ending.
And Mr. Know-It-All got married while I was away.
I guess I’ll refer to his wife as Mrs. Smarty Pants!
My whole family is here for my homecoming tonight.
I guess I should unpack my bags and mingle with the crowd.
I love you guys!
Always and forever,
- Charles
© 2011 by Charles Banks, Jr.
Writing as BLACK ANGEL
EXCERPT FROM THE UPCOMING BOOK OF POEMS "OPEN WINDOW"
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